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title: "netstat command"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NetMRI753/42010621/netstat%20command"
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Use the `netstat` command to display network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships.

# Syntax

The following is the command syntax:

`netstat [address_family_options] [--tcp|-t] [--udp|-u] [--raw|-w] ``[--listening|-l] [--all|-a] [--numeric|-n] [--numeric-hosts][--numeric-``ports][--numeric-ports] [--symbolic|-N] [--extend|-e[--extend|-e]]``[--timers|-o] [--program|-p] [--verbose|-v] [--continuous|-c] [delay]`

`netstat {--route|-r} [address_family_options]``[--extend|-e[--extend|-e]] [--verbose|-v] [--numeric|-n] [--numeric-``hosts][--numeric-ports][--numeric-ports] [--continuous|-c] [delay]`

`netstat {--interfaces|-I|-i} [iface] [--all|-a] [--extend|-e] [--ver‐``bose|-v] [--program|-p] [--numeric|-n] [--numeric-hosts][--numeric-``ports][--numeric-ports] [--continuous|-c] [delay]`

`netstat {--groups|-g} [--numeric|-n] [--numeric-hosts][--numeric-``ports][--numeric-ports] [--continuous|-c] [delay]`

The `netstat `command is a basic Linux command. Depending on the system you are working in, the available options for this command may vary.